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Decided to make a handmade bowl (Spoiler Alert: Failed)

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Decided to make a handmade bowl (Spoiler Alert: Failed)

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Laid out the clay I was going to use

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Although I perfectly molded the clay onto the bowl, I failed to add plastic in between- meaning it would be difficult to take off

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Crafted a perfectly thick, and well rounded bowl

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Left the bottom of the bowl thick enough in order to practice trimming

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Clearly did not yet have a fully stable bottom and decided to continue trimming

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Added my initials which mimic a music note

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This bowl was the first time I glazed a piece... I just wish I didn't paint the glaze on because you are able to see the brush strokes.

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After this came out of the kiln, I realized I did not put enough coats of glaze, and rushed cause the brush strokes to show.

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Forgot to record the process of the bowl...

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Forgot to record the process of the bowl...

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The base was thick enough for a large foot.

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When my piece came out of the kiln, I was distraught. Although the color was beautiful, you were able to see cracks from the air bubbles.

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To hold change

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Failed to record the process of the bowl...

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Failed to record the process of the bowl...

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But I used Robin's egg once again to glaze my small bowl.

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I absolutely loved this small bowl- I donated it!

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Failed to record the process of this bowl as well...

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Failed to record the process of this bowl as well...

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Fell in love with the glaze

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I think my bowl was closer to the flame, making small brown strokes?

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Definitely my favorite bowl I have made!

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Bone dry stage

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I wanted to try painting the glaze again, this time, with more coats while being more patient than last time.

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Not yet fired, however this is the final product!

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Not yet fired, however this is the final product!

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Accidentally bumped the bowl and was unable to fix it ):

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Accidentally bumped the bowl and was unable to fix it ):

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Bone dry stage

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The trim was neat, but the flatter area of the bowl is very noticeable...

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The trim was neat, but the flatter area of the bowl is very noticeable...

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After firing, I noticed a small patch of excessive clay on the side of the bowl.

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After firing, I noticed a small patch of excessive clay on the side of the bowl.

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At the end, I decided that the bowl was too lopsided to become a bowl, so I decided to give it to one of my friends who could decide the glaze for it.

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Definitely way easier than making bowls...

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The bottom had an interesting design that was transferred from another piece

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The bottom had an interesting design that was transferred from another piece

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Trimming the plate was easier because it had a bigger base, which made it much easier to work with

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After using the colored slip, I realized I used too much which caused clumps of paint.

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In order to decrease the clumps of the paint's size, I decided to sand the plate.

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Luckily, because of how softly I sanded, the color was not scratched off, however the clump's size was reduced and became smooth.

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I was exploring with the shape, size and thickness. I did not use a template and free handed the shape, however throughout the process I decided I wanted to throw a cappuccino sized mug on the wheel instead!

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This was my first cappuccino sized mug on the wheel! However, as I was trimming the bowl, I realized that I made the foot too thin and accidentally broke through it when trimming. Then I decided to mess around with the interior design.

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I liked the shape of this cappuccino mug, however, my trimming skills were still not the greatest- which you are able to see in the photo. You could see a small swirl attempt in the middle and the foot is definitely not centered.

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After a bit of procrastination, I cleaned the foot! However, I did notice that the bottom was thinner than before because of how much I trimmed off due to making quiet a bit of errors and not having enough of "foot thickness" to work with.

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This was my second handle attempt and I thought it was the perfect size, length and thickness. However, I made the terrible decision to wait to add it onto my mug after a few days of making my handle because the handle became bone dry and was unable to stick onto my mug.

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During the introduction of the bowl project, my mug was forgotten and was given little attention, because of this- the mug become more dryer and also cracked due to the thin bottom. Afterwards, the bowl continued to crack..

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During mudslingers- I was able to make a new cappuccino shaped mug on the wheel!

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I did attempt a design on the side of my cappuccino, however my foot was still not finished.

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I trimmed over the course of two days- I knew to take my time due to my history of ruining many pieces by trimming too much. My mistakes here was not centering it perfectly, and not adding enough pressure when trimming causing the bottom not to be even on all sides.

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Luckily, because I know I make many trimming mistakes, I learned to make sure my foots are on the thicker side!

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I enhanced the design on the cappuccino mug- however made it subtle which I like

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Luckily, during the empty bowl project, I discovered a new signature I could do! I am very proud because although my initials are DM, the signature I created reminds me of a music note which I love because my favorite thing to do is to listen to music daily!

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Drew my template, and decided to stick with Majora's Mask

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Looked into the masks' details

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Found the most captivating designs that were on the mask (what stood out the most)

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I carefully marked where the lines will be placed on the mask, in order to plan the rest of the details

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I retraced the previous lines deeper and transferred more of the original design onto my mask

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I began to remove clay from the holes, near the eyes and started to deepen the side designs

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I cleaned up the look of the mask and its boogers

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I cleaned up the look of the mask and its boogers

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The line and holes are more precise, and the design is overall cleaner

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I decided to add more dimension by lowering the height on the arrow at the top of the head, and I also added pupils and went more in depth on the circles around the eyeball

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I wanted the eyes to pop out more and so I decided to add line designs on both eyes and also carved out more on the back side and front, however, my mistake was not smoothing out the top (looks cracked)

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I decided to redo the eye veins in order to make them pop more and have a cleaner look, and also decided to take the pupils out + got rid of many boogers

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First Smoothing Process & added a Resting Tail for Tools

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More Smoother & Cleaner while Hollowing Project more

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Handle was Pushed Further Back For a Wider Mouth while Continuing to Round Up Edges

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Noticed that Under the Eyes, Clay was Cracking, not Smoothed

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Process of Smoothing Under, adding Slip while Continuing to Hollow the Eyes & added Support for Handle

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*noticed that handle was pushed further back than expected

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Adding more Clay to Thin Mouth for Support, while also Supporting the Mouth/Handle by Pulling it More Forward